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Describe and evaluate the research into factors which influence the development of attachments in humans during their first year of life.
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DESCRIBE AND EVALUATE THE RESEARCH INTO FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATTACHMENTS IN HUMANS DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. Attachment is a mutual and instance emotional relationship between an infant and its caregiver(s). Attachment aids many key functions for the survival of the child as it ensures closeness of the caregiver ensuring safety. Attachments provide a emotionally secure base from which promote self development. Attachments also act as a model for later emotional relationships. The Behaviourists theory states that hunger and pain are all biological drives which motivate an infant. An infant is attached to those who reinforce their social signals and who provide pleasant experiences, the caregiver acts as a conditional reinforce. The Psychodynamic approach believes that an infant is born with innate drives towards sensory, and love has its origins in attachments. Bowlblys theory of material deprivation suggested that emotional care was at least as important as...
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